Friday, April 2, 2010

Very Nearly Always Awesome

Last year was bad–wicked bad–and not just for me. It seemed like one terrible break after another for a lot of people I knew. The award for the worst news of all went to Tim. Last spring he was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's, which was a blow for everyone who loves him, too. In classic Tim fashion, though, rather than being depressing and grim, the story since then has been upbeat, hopeful, sometimes funny, and always sweet.

I could tell you more about the trials and triumphs, but I'll let Andy Coon and Blake Faucette do it instead. Their documentary web series, Often Awesome, about Tim, his wife, Kaylan, and their life since diagnosis is currently on its seventh episode and just won outstanding achievement awards at the LA Webfest for the Documentary/New Series category and the category for Documentary/New Series Theme Music (by Filthybird, who you can listen to here). Do me and yourself a favor by watching the latest installment below, and catch the whole series at oftenawesome.com. From there you can follow the series on Facebook, get more info about ALS, and SHARE these videos about my amazing and often awesome friend.

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